Du Paquier Lidded Pot

This is an extremely rare treat - a little pot with its original lid made by Du Paquier around 1740. Claudius Innocentius du Paquier was the founder of Europe's second oldest porcelain maker which he started in 1718. A precursor to the Vienna porcelain factory. His wares are exceedingly rare and owning one of his pieces was always a goal of mine so I was thrilled to buy two pieces recently. This piece is a superb small pot hand painted with two Watteau type scenes surrounded by a gold and thin black line trim with woodcut style flowers as well as a few insects with their shadows after Klinger filling in the rest of the piece. Nice pine cone finial. The handle and spout shape are typical for du Paquier! The piece of course copied after Meissen examples of the time since Du Paquier was already having major financial troubles and seeing the writing on the wall of what sold better. A few years later in 1744 he was forced to give up his factory which was bought by the state and turned in the Royal Vienna manufactory. The piece is of amazing quality and just as good as Meissen of the period which one cannot say of any other maker except Sevres maybe so that is an amazing compliment and one of the reasons his wares are so sought after! The pot is marked with just an incised half moon or C type mark which is typical. It is in superb condition with a firing crack along the interface of the bottom end of the handle and the main body as shown. This doesn't affect the piece at all! The piece including the lid is 5 inches tall and has a diameter of about 2.875 inches and is about 5 inches from handle to spout. Please email me for more information or other pictures.